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07-04-2020, 06:56 AM
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07-04-2020, 02:53 PM
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Today just might be the anniversary of the day my 15 year old cranky French Bulldog bit my daughter right after I warned her he wasn't feeling well and she scoffed at me and said I just didn't know how to handle him.
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07-19-2020, 10:58 AM
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My cats are fine. My dog is not.
Last month he was diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy. He has been on a high dose of steroids to try to help him bounce back, for however brief that bounce is. Last night he had an accident in the house which he hasn't done since he was a puppy and he's been in digestive distress since 1am. He is not responsive to stimulation on his back lets/paws. He's not eating much. His walking is wobbly. I am pretty sure it's time for us to be planning his time to go to rest. It's heartbreaking. When he was a little puppy he could sit in the palm of my hand. 15 years has been so very many adventures... |
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07-19-2020, 02:09 PM
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I've been adopted by a beautiful dog, who is female, and she's a mixed breed of part Golden Lab and part Bulldog. She's about 7 years old, she's got cataracts developing in her eyes, but she is extremely smart, terribly loving and she comes to see me practically every day. She belongs to a tenant at my work campus, and he walks her twice a day: early mornings and late afternoons. He's an engineer, who has his own consulting practice and his dog just loves me. Her name is.... Sausage. I bought some organic treats for her today, so next time I see her at work, I have a special treat just for her.
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07-19-2020, 03:03 PM
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Loki ate a cricket! I saw one in the bathroom and I called for the cats. Loki was the first to arrive so I pointed the cricket out to him to see what he'd do. Apparently, he was hungry. Usually he just watches them and leaves them for me to deal with as Gracie has more of a prey drive but today he ate everything but two legs. Gracie was late to the party and did not want the legs. I dunno; I love a good chicken leg. Can't be much different, right? Maybe if I fried it for them....
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07-19-2020, 07:23 PM
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I aure am sorry your "old man dog" as you call him is having such difficulties. You will figure out what is best for him. I really feel for you.
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07-20-2020, 07:56 AM
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After a lot of fretting over the weekend I had a good talk with our vet this morning. We are taking the old man off of the steroids as they are likely causing his digestive distress and loss of bladder control. Then we monitor and wait and see. I have five steroids left and he said I can break them in half and give him low doses if he shows symptoms again but it's more of a - watch for quality of life now.
He was really happy today after being off of the steroids for 48 hours- took off running in the back yard chasing a bunny and watching ducks fly over the river. My old lady cat had four breakfasts by 8am. She has developed this scream like she's literally going to die if you don't put food in front of her. She's just at a point where she can't remember if she ate or not. I just wish it would put a little weight on her. She's so tiny but she has been for the last two years. Part of her aging. The other two cats are weighing in at about 18 pounds each and are pretty much just finding spots to lounge in the sun. It's too hot for them to wrestle like they like to but I'm pretty sure they are giving each other stink eye a lot. |
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08-21-2020, 08:08 PM
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So, we're all gonna go drop in and visit our engineer pal and his sweet girl-dog, Sausage, next week sometime. I will no doubt have to go buy some special dog treats for her, that I can leave with her so she won't miss me so much. I honestly do not know why she is acting up like this. You'd think I was her owner, but I'm not. I think I will have to have a long 'talk' with Sausage, when we go over to see her.
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08-22-2020, 01:31 AM
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Gracie has declared that corner hers and she is sleeping in it right now. She is freakin' adorable all curled up with her paw across her face, blocking the light from the lamp, and not showing one single white hair which is pretty impressive as she has white on her paws, belly, chest and face.
Loki has been a little needy lately. More so than usual, that is. I was on the floor, going through a bookcase to sort donate-able stuff and whatnot and he did his damnedest to crawl into my lap. I can't do that anymore as I am sensitive/allergic (some days I respond better to him than others) to him and he is a super shedder. I look at him sideways and tufts fly off of him. Anyway, he was soo cute, trying to wedge himself closer and closer and tighter and tighter against me until he was halfway underneath my crossed knee. I do love the guy but he is not good for my health. I like breathing. Breathing is awesome. I just can't do it very well when he's rubbing on me. I wonder how long it would take for the fur to grow back if I had him shaved. 
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08-22-2020, 02:36 PM
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I put my dog down today. It is horrible.
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